can taking a break(time out, hall pass, cool off) help in a Relationship?

It's only my personal opinion but I don't think "taking a break" works in a relationship... As others have mentioned, any relationship that's worth while takes effort &work... I do believe, however, having some alone time isn't all that bad either... I've taken vacation by myself without my girlfriend few times... And there wasn't any problem with our relationship at the time... Taking few hours a day or a week just to have some "me time" is good... My girlfriend even kicks me out of the house on my birthday... Last year, she gives me $50 & says, "Happy birthday, hon... Go have few drinks... Don't come back before midnight...". I know everybody's different & every relationship is different... But I don't think taking a break solves anything...

I don't think so. taking a cool off or a break in a relationship will only put te relationship in jeopardy. when you need to fix things, you need to concentrate on it and not away from it. A relationship that has taken a break, ultimately leads to permanent separation.

I haven't tried it myself too but I guess couples who decide to have a cool off wanted to test the waters. I mean if in the time that they are away from each other and they realize they miss their time together whether it's bad or good times then I guess they will come up to a decision that they are willing to accept their differences no matter what. But if in the duration of their cool off they realize that it's time to end what they have then they will cut it off and agree to that decision. Couples who try this maybe are still in love with each other but are troubled with their individual differences.

Well, I don't really know if it is something that can help to make a relationship work, but it is something that I'm starting to think that I'm going to need to do with my marriage. The reason for this is because of the fact that this has been a terrible year for me both financially and emotionally and I have come to realize that my husband has a problem. I think that taking a break will either convince him that he needs to change or show him how our lives might diverge.

For me, I won't broke with my husband for petty things. But if I found out that he's lying with me and had an elicit affair to someone... maybe that will be a reason for a cool-off. Cool-off for me is a time for weighing things up,... figuring out,... thinking if I can trust him again if I decided to give him a second chance. Cool-off is next to break-up. I just wish that we won't that hard time in our married life! Happy Thursday!

I am not sure if that will help. Once I broke up with someone then I think I won't go back with him again. When a couple broke up there is something already wrong in their relationship so giving the relationship a second chance is a little hard for me to do. I am not sure about other people. If me and BF have problems, I usually think about having a cool off with him but it just can't happen, coz he won't accept it. I usually try not to think about him for sometime until I'm okay.

I think having time without each other is helpful in a relationship. No two people could spend 24 hour a day 7 days a week together and not need time alone. It doesn't mean you don't love that person any less, you just need some "you" time. My boyfriend and I are taking a day to ourselves this weekend. He's having a guys night with his friends and I am having a girls night and then going to my mom's. It will be nice coming home to him again and talking about our weekends.

no, no, no! committment takes WORK and few people are willing to work at a relationship anymore. it seems to be a more of a, 'whats in it for me' attitude these days which is why the divorce rate is so high. 2012, hubby and i will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and of course, the times have not always been easy, but we WORKED at it!

No relationship is easy. A relationship takes work. To be honest, I don't think that I would need a break from my husband. Sure, our relationship isn't perfect. We have our problems, but we're both willing to work together to solve the problems that we may have. I think that that's the way it should be.

years ago, me and my bf had a hard communication in our long distance relationship. so i asked him about our status because i'm so tired about that situation. and i was shocked when he told me that we can have "cool off"? since he is my first bf i don't know how to answer that, that is why i put in my mind that he ended our relationship. until now i don't know what that words mean....and i don't asked him after that because i felt anger at that time. what is the true meaning of that when he said that to me?^_^

Taking breaks is stupid in a relationship, it totally ruins the meaning of "relationship" you're better off breaking up with her/him and find a... Uhm, very friendly friend *wink wink*. But seriously, breaks are never the solution, never. In a relationship your partner has to fit in everything, I consider my girlfriend as my "soulmate", two souls in just a body. Of course it may happen that you may not share your interests in everything, for example you may like gaming and she doesn't, then it's just about Playing and let her do other things which don't interest you (makeup, for example), that's far to be a "break" but managing your time and interests in a relationship is essential, it's not like you have to spend 24 hours on 24 with her anyway.